New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a plea raising concerns over exorbitant prices charged by airlines during festivals, saying, 'Don't travel by air.' The application, mentioned before a bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Aparesh Singh, stated that the petition was listed for hearing on November 16, by which time major festivals, including Diwali and Chhath Puja, would be over. Hence, the applicant pressed the matter for urgent listing.

"The aviation fare has increased by 700 per cent," the advocate said.

Justice Nath told the advocate representing the applicant, "Don't travel by air", before moving on to the next case.

S Laxminarayanan, a social activist, had filed a petition ...